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Hi,

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I have a GMAT score of 650 (V 31/ Q 48) Overall 84%

Analytical Writing 5.5.
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I have a GPA of 3.2-3.3 (cant remember)

I am from india, so I will have to undergo some sort of "selection bias" as well as "survivor bias", since I will be compared with other students from India (I am guessing thats how they judge standards there).

I dont plan to retake my GMAT.

I wish to analyze my chances of getting into the following schools.

NYU GMAT : 80% (640-750)
Columbia GMAT : 80% (660-750)
London BS : Average GMAT (670)
Boston University : 80% (600-720)
Babson : Middle 80% (550-710)


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I am a little confused by your portfolio since there is a large gap between clusters- you have no transelite or near elite schools. Your academic attributes (both GPA and GMAT) are below the center of distribution for most of the components of your portfolio. Indeed, the GMAT is near the far left tail for three of the schools you include. Of course, this is not saying that you should drop any schools if you are firmly committed to them. Nonetheless, consider adding some schools to create a more continuous p curve.
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Dear Hjort,

I am sorry about that confusion over my choices.

The reason I picked NY, London, Boston was that I like being in these places. I have visited all these cities, and I lived in Boston for about 6 years. Thats why I am going for them. I dont want to be too much into the country side - its just a preference.

However, I am open to suggestions where it meets my preference (of being in a large city) plus going to a good school.

My Job profile:

Total of 8 years of Experience (Programmer, Systems Engineer, Project Manager) for MNCs. I have a broad technical knowledge of systems, databases and networks and manager for an entire IT division of 10 manufacturing sites/in US,UK, Canada.

I had some doubts as to what area of specialization I wanted to go while considering MBA. So I have started to work backwards. I am starting think the type of jobs I enjoy now and I will enjoy later. I know for sure I want to get out of I.T. but dont mind I.T. related work. Such as working for a VC fund investing exclusively in I.T.


The type of job I would be looking for after my MBA:

Working for VC funds, providing strategy and qualifying startups. I am an entrepreuner myself but I dont think I would make a good businessman, chasing customers etc. I enjoy helping people increase their chances of success in business be it small or big. I am helping my sister with her getting her started in her career of financial planner and I might be helping my BIL raise funds/write proposals for his business venture. I love doing it.

The question now is: Should I look for a school that is focussed on entrepreunership or should I focus on finance. Seems like an intersection of the two. And what schools can provide the match for what I am looking for and what my GMAT scores will allow me to do.

I much appreciate you reading this long post.

Thanks and Regards
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jinandtonix,

in my opinion don't jump into something too specific, if you are not sure about your choice you shouuld first understand that it's obviously better to have an idea before applying to business schools but at the same time many students in first year usually change their mind after discovering all the possible paths they can use after a MBA...

If you are not sure about all this, choose a school strong in both, finance and entrepreneurship, ...I mean it's very very important to take time to choose a school where you will be happy but also a school where you will be able to "market" yourself and where you will fit.

If you are an international applicant, the GMAT is important but I think that your extra activities and the diversity of your working experiences are definitely a key to differentiate yourself from the others. However, in your case, you should be prepare to a tougher competition because :
- indian pool is extremely competitive (IT even more)
- usually admission board understands that as a foreigner you may not score so high in verbal, in your case you scored 31 but the board will consider the fact that you lived for 6 years in Boston so I am not sure they will be so nice...but on that point you can definitely try to value more your working experience than your GMAT.

Finally, I think that if you are sure you can't score higher in the GMAT you can apply but if you do so you should spend a lot of time on your esays to try to offer another view. But honnestly, if you only take the GMAT one time and you got 650, you should try it again. Because I don't think that you could answer correctly to the question : "why didnt you try to raise your GMAT score knowing that you would like to attend our MBA program where our average is 699 (Stern) " for example...of course there is always an aswer but if you take it another time, it would show that at least you tried to get something better. However, you don't need to do so if you apply to schools with an average around your GMAT score.
Also don't see the essays as your ennemy but as your best friend, it is the possibility for you to tel them your unique story and to shine :wink:

you can do it ! Market yourself is the key...find the perfect angle to show yourself as an unusual and attractive applicant :-D

good luck
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There are many trans elite and near elite schools in large metro areas to choose from. Indeed, every trans elite school is located in a metro area with at least one million people in the 2000 Census.